Hydrocortisone butyrate

Molecular mass: 432.557 g/mol 

Active ingredient description

Hydrocortisone butyrate is the butyrate salt form of hydrocortisone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive effects. Binding and activation of the glucocorticoid receptor results in the activation of lipocortin that in turn inhibits cytosolic phospholipase A2.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
D07AB02 Hydrocortisone butyrate D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AB Corticosteroids, moderately potent (group II)
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
LOCOID Lotion, 0.1% FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
LOCOID Cream Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 13609-67-1
DrugBank Drug: DB14540
KEGG Drug: D01619
RxNorm Ingredient: 103468
SNOMED-CT Concept: 331982002
Hydrocortisone butyrate (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 50665003
Hydrocortisone butyrate (substance)
UNII Identifier: 05RMF7YPWN
HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE

Medicines

Hydrocortisone butyrate is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Finland (FI)

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Germany (DE)

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Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

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Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

South Africa (ZA)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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